It is. I got one too and I know I don’t have a traffic ticket.

Note the website: see how, while it contains “.gov”, there are also characters after it before the slash? That indicates that it’s not a .gov website. A link to a legitimate government site should either end in .gov or a slash needs to be directly after .gov before any other characters. (Also, to my knowledge this won’t work in a text, but in an email, make sure the link actually goes where it says it does. You can make a hyperlink say anything, so someone could format a link to say “txdmv.gov” while it actually goes somewhere else. If you’re on a computer, you can usually hover over the link to see where it goes; on an iPhone, if you hold your finger on the link for a couple of seconds, it should show the actual link without taking you there.)

Also, while notifications can get lost in the mail and such, a government organization usually gives way more time to pay a fee than two business days. “Transfer to a tollbooth” makes no sense, and they’ve lumped prosecution and your credit score into the same point, which also makes no sense (prosecution should not affect your credit score, nor should having an outstanding ticket).

Remember: scammers try to instill a sense of urgency so you’ll act without thinking, hence the short timeframe for payment and the extreme consequences they’ve presented here.

Also, if you ever aren’t sure, go to the organization demanding payment’s website yourself (don’t click on the link you’re sent; look the site up) and find a phone number for them. Call them and ask if you have any outstanding tickets. I’ve done something similar with my bank before when I wasn’t sure if a message supposedly from them was actually from them. That way, you know for sure that you have the right organization and they should be able to tell you if you own anything.